10
March 2001
Subject:
Be Glad For Life
Dear
Friends,
Saturdays always bring a bright spot in my heart. Saturdays are a time for reflection on our work of the week past, a time to look forward with faith to what lies before us, and a time to be thankful for the special love of family and friends. In short, it's a time to "Be Glad For Life".
Don
BE
GLAD FOR LIFE
Be
glad for life because it gives you the chance to love and to work and to look up
at the stars. - Henry Van Dyke
I had eaten a bit too much ice cream. I almost complained that my stomach
hurt.
Then I remembered the picture in the newspaper of the waiflike mother in Africa
feeding drops of milk to her emaciated son.
Suddenly, I was glad for life.
My husband was late. I almost chastised him for disrupting my plans.
Then I saw his ever-smiling face.
Suddenly, I was glad for love.
I was feeling a little negative while doing some tedious work.
Then I
remembered how much I enjoy the delicious freedom of working for myself.
Suddenly, I was glad for work.
Tonight, I'm going outside to look at the stars, to marvel at the grandness and
possibilities of life.
And tomorrow morning when I wake up?
I'll be glad for life, no matter what the day brings.
~ CJ Lockman Hall ~
Be
Happy